Midday Report: June 7, 2007

Governor Douglas and global warning spokesman, Al Gore come down on opposite sides of Vermont’s energy efficiency bill; what training and qualifications, if any, should Vermont require of substitute teachers? Substance abuse and alcohol treatment specialists from around the country are holding their annual meeting in Burlington; a former astronaut from the Upper Valley is launching a new mission – a run for the U.S. Senate in New Hampshire.

What
makes a farm a farm? That’s a question the
state’s Environmental Court will have to sort out
as it considers WhistlePig whiskey, a
company that wants to make whiskey from rye that it grows itself.